Chamonix Experience
 Our sister company based in Chamonix in the French Alps is a perfect location to start your expedition training and gain valuable mountaineering experience.

Operating year round, we organise Mont Blanc, Eiger and Matterhorn trips as well as skiing in the winter.
Mountain Experience
 Our sister company based in Kathmandu can organise your personalised trekking trip in Nepal. This is a chance to trek with our experienced Everest Sherpas utilising the same logistical care that we use on expeditions.

  • Lobuche Peak Trek 6,119m

    05 April – 26 April 2011 – 22 Days – €4,500
    19 April – 10 May 2011 – 22 Days – €4,500
    03 May – 24 May 2011 – 22 Days – €4,500

  • Header...

    double-click to add content

  • Lobuche Peak Trek, 6,119m

    Trekking in the Khumbu region of Nepal is logistically very easy when you utilise the local infrastructure. The Sherpa people are very friendly and helpful, and Members will have the chance to stay for 2 nights to acclimatise  in Khumjung, where all of our local staff come from.

  • Header...

    The mountain scenery is stunning and the paths are well formed and maintained, which makes for very easy walking. The trek days will vary from just 1 - 5 hours with a lunch break on the longer days. Each day Members need to pack their equipment into a kit bag, and this will be carried by porter or yak to the next lodge. All that Members need to carry is a small day pack with warm clothing, snack food, water and camera.

    The last two villages before Everest BC are Lobuche and Gorak Shep. Himex recognises that both of these villages are very busy and hence the lodges are crowded and one often has to wait a long time for meals. Members will use our Himex Lobuche Peak Base Camp, and as we have made our Everest Base Camp lower than the traditional camp, we will use the Himex Everest Base Camp instead of Gorak Shep. This gives us flexibility and greater control over the quality of meals at this high altitude. Members will have access to all the facilities that our Expedition Members have at these camps, including email and hot showers. Apart from these two camps and one on the mountain, all other accommodation is in lodges.

  • Header...

    From the comfortable Base Camp (4,910m) members ascend up a scree slope to reach the West Ridge where Camp 1 (5,600m) is situated. We spend one night in this basic camp before an early start the following morning.

    The route continues up a steep snow slope that will have fixed ropes, to gain the final ridge which is often broken by crevasses.

    The descent is down the same way, returning to Base Camp on the same day.
  •  Lobuche Peak Google EarthTo visualise our Lobuche Peak itinerary with photos, please click here.
    Don't have Google Earth? Download it here.

  • Lobuche Peak Itinerary

    Trip 1               Trip 2                Trip 3       

    05 April            9 April              03 May             Arrive Kathmandu (1,317m)
    06                     20                     04                     Kathmandu
    07                     21                     05                     Kathmandu – Lukla 2,840m) – Phakding (2,610m)
    08                     22                     06                     Phakding – Namche Bazar (3,440m)
    09                     23                     07                     Namche Bazar – Khumjung (3,780m)
    10                     24                     08                     Khumjung
    11                     25                     09                     Khumjung – Tengboche (3,860m)
    12                     26                     10                     Tengboche – Dingboche (4,410m)
    13                     27                     11                     Dingboche – Lobuche BC (4,910m)
    14                     28                     12                     Lobuche BC
    15                     29                     13                     Lobuche BC – Everest BC (5,140m)
    16                     30                     14                     Everest BC
    17                     01 May             15                     Everest BC – Kala Pattar (5,550m) – Everest BC
    18                     02                     16                     Everest BC – Lobuche BC
    19                     03                     17                     Lobuche BC – Camp 1 (5,600m)
    20                     04                     18                     Camp 1 –  Lobuche Summit (6,119m) – Lobuche BC
    21                     05                     19                     Lobuche BC – Pangboche (3,930m)
    22                     06                     20                     Pangboche – Namche Bazar
    23                     07                     21                     Namche Bazar – Lukla
    24                     08                     22                     Lukla – Kathmandu
    25                     09                     23                     Kathmandu
    26                     10                     24                     Depart Kathmandu